Show af fi FROM THE MOUNT I 1 TO THE I 1 by EDWARD EMERINE features 1 when other rocks have cooled it is granite that holds the heat of the sun after nightfall when other sections go off on 91 I 1 political or philosophical tangents tangen 6 it is new england that retains cj the basic puritan characteristics thrift the will t to 0 work 1 1 and individuality the first settlers in new hampshire carried with them a king james bible and a puritan conscience fundamental Fund fundamentally amenta ly through every vicissitude of progress new hampshire has remained unchanged the old influences still prevail from the very beginning however new hampshire folks were the merriest of the puritans they have held to the gospel of work but the gospel of laughter has not been forgotten they are genial love a good story havy have a quip or wise saw and delight in antic ways the infusion of french canadian blood as well as that of those recently come from europe has not materially changed the values of life in puritan standards prevail H matters of morals and taste and government are still tr decided with puritan standards the appearance of the country in ili its cleared land it Is as the early settlers left it from the top of its mountains down to the sea now new hampshire Is a varied land but changeless and inspiring no state Is greater than its people men alen like daniel webster pres ires franklin pierce salmon P chase and thomas B al ley aldrich are not mere 2 they and many ma ny other famous men came from the breeding and environment of new hampshire and were molded by the traditions and influence of that IAMB eta state te I 1 two years belore the revolutionary war john sullivan a young dunham lawyer and john langdon a wealthy merchant were active patr patriots jots in december 1774 they seized fort william and mary at new castle present site of fort constitution arid removed from it barrels of powder besides cannon and small arms CONCORD these munitions of war later were used against the british at the battle of bunker HUH it Is notable that three fifths of the men who fought with the colonial army at bunker hill wherefrom were efrom from new hampshire and men from that state were in every AN ESTER campaign of the war stark and his new hampshire P rip 11 troops checked burgoyne Burgo yno and paved edthe the way for gates r rr triumph over that ambitious british general at ai sara isara A S s A C H it toga three weeks before the con continental agreed to the declaration of inde pen pende dence the new hampshire a aa S serri brembly bly adopted one oflus ot its awn own thus thu making the first authoritative state menti of purpose to cast off alle glance to the british crown new hampshire was firs first set I 1 tied led in 1623 at andover dover and ports porte w 41 f I 1 p 1 4 a GOVERNOR VERNOn OO when charled charlei BI dale native of minnesota was wa installed as new Hamp hampshire shires governor on january 4 1945 hi fie became the first IYe westerner sterner to be c conio chief executive of a new nev 0 0 B state mouth just three years after tho landing of the pilgrims and seven years before doston boston was founded the first settlers were fishermen farmers and traders agriculture and industry spread rapidly millions of bf years ago nature provided new hampshire with an abundance of gravel sand and granite under the surface were more than 03 93 different minerals many large rivers had their sources in new hampshire and could be harnessed for power there was plenty of timber limber and wild game there was was excellent soil particularly in the tha valleys of the connecticut and merrimack Merrl mack rivers grass was waa plentiful for livestock fruit trees were easily grown the climate mate was healthful the new was as built upon these resources unique industrialization even the industry of new hampshire has its ts unique side our craftsmen know what it is to live in a good place is the states boast laboring men never know the crowded living conditions which ch so often attend industrialization new hampshire plants mills and factories manufacture chemical products electrical equipment leather goods machinery tools and scores of miscellaneous articles and products made in new hampshire maxmean may mean anything from a sewing needle to a steam engine or the heaviest foundry casting its wood products are without number its paper and paper products are used throughout the world the dairy industry is 13 the most important agricultural 8 rl cultural enterprise tn in new hampshire milk cream butterfat cattle and calves return a cash income of ol about tin ten million dollars a year zhe the apple is tile the chief commercial fruit and ne new w A 41 4 M ya 3 AS A PICTURE the beauty of ali chocorua Cho corua has made this new hampshire peak the most mountain america hampshire orchards range from a few trees to more than acres A million anda and n hall half bushels of potatoes are arc grown in the state each year making them the most important field crop complete farm units most new hampshire farms are Z 1 x I 1 k A lag 4 I 1 V 1 l ize 7 g 1 1 Z F F TOWN HALL A classic ex ample of new england architecture la Is the town hall tanJ an J church at hancock ancock II N 11 units so complete it seems nothing Is lacking new hampshire farmers do not put all their eggs in one basket or hold to one principal source of income they hold to a corabi combination natio n ol of products and services calculated to return the largest income considering the family skills the soils and market opportunities they look to ward a year around income not to a single cash crop lakes mounta mountains ins seashore and a splendid climate havo have made new 1 hampshire famous for vacations and tours white mountain na national lonal forest with its roads trails lakes and streams lures thousands of people from every part of the united states each byear from bathing on th the is ocean beach to skiing through mountain snows new hampshire offers opportunity for recreation and sports i from colonial buildings at ports mouth dartmouth college at hanover and daniel websters birthplace near franklin to the old man of the mountains lost river at kinsman hotchand Not notch chand and th the cog railway at mount moua washington Washingto tf new hampshire offers everything for those who seek historical recreational or in spi rational travel every road thata leads you out makes you long to turn about in new hampshire |